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June 28, 2011

One of the most unexamined terms in regular use among left Catholics today is "social justice." Vague and often closely…

June 27, 2011

This article describes the effort of local villages in Germany to provide their own heat through local renewable resources. And,…

June 26, 2011

Devon, PA.  Mark A. Signorelli's superb essay, "Poetry and the Common Language," appeared on FPR last month, and made to…

June 23, 2011

Miss Manners has weighed in on proper etiquette as regards persons in "polyamorous relationships." I am fascinated here by at…

June 14, 2011

If you be in or around Washingtron on Sunday, June 19, join Dan McCarthy, Ralph Nader, Kelley Vlahos, Kevin Zeese,…

June 13, 2011

New web pieces are now available on ANAMNESIS. These include Randall Smith's new poem, "Making Walls (Re-Thinking Robert Frost's 'Mending…

June 9, 2011

Wherein we go hopping down Bunny's trail: www.amconmag.com/blog/wilsons-picket/

June 8, 2011

A farm in Montgomery County, MD may be shut down to build soccer fields. Will the community defend the farm?…

June 4, 2011

Devon, PA.  Newsweek listed Grand Rapids as one of America's top-ten dying cities sometime ago.  This prompted the city to…

June 3, 2011

I've resisted writing about the TV show Friday Night Lights for two reasons: first, no self-respecting porcher will admit to…

June 1, 2011

Devon, PA.  Paul Craig Roberts reports at The American Conservative the shocking news that a Nobel-prizing-winning economist associated with the…

May 27, 2011

May 27 is the 100th anniversary of the birthday of Hubert Horatio Humphrey.  Jesse Walker has brought an interesting tribute…